Vending-machine.



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vENnme-Macninni To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. OSMN,l residing in the city and: county of San Fran.

cisco, State' of California, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements`-in Vending-Machines, Y whereof the following` is af specification.

My invention relates tlorvendingmachines,`

and has for its object to provide a coin slot device ofy theA character specied .having new and usefull means for.` safely holding the article tobe vended, for allowing they dropping of a coin to operate the vendingzmechanism, and for disclosing; theffact'when the boX is empty.

With said' objects in View, my invention consists of a back plate adaptedr to bev secured to"walls,backs of'chairsg'o'r other suitable supports; a box movably secured to said back having a lidA onthe bottom andi a coin slot on` the top; and .which may be turned upside downto bring the lid to the topf; av receptacle fori the article' to be y .vendeda alock for said lid which is un'- locked by" a coinheld in proper 'position`V when said boxl is inverte'd andl means for out inthe claims, andl illustrated in the ac;

companying' five sheetsof drawing o'fwhich Figure 1, is a perspective view 1 of my novelE vending machine in its normall posi'- tion orcoin-receiving position; f Fig.-2,is a perspective of the same, show-l ing the lOOX in its invertedY or a`rti`cle-deliver'v ing position; '40 I Fig.y S-,gisa perspectivey view similar to Fig. 2, with the faceplate removed' showing the receptacle for thel article vended;

Fig.l 4, isla perspective View similar to Fig. 2, with ther vending parts removed, andthe coin-operated mechanismA eziposed Fig. 5, is perspective viewV similar to' Fig.'4 l',.withy inner parts removed' to expose the co1n-operated mechanism,. showingV the l coinf lying ,directly under the; coiny slot;

Fig. 6,'l is a perspective viewl similar to Figlff4, showing means for releasing my device' from its inverted positiomthe coin be-A ing in place;f`

Figt 7 ,f is a? perspective View partially spcification of Learsfrfeiit; Y Patented' Fb, 20, 19M, Appnaton'iea Aprilia', 1912. serial Nt.- 690,891.`

Fig-.412,l isl aV perspective view similar to Fig.- .5, showing means for removing the com;

Fig-18, is a fragmentary perspective view similar to Fig. 12,'illustrating the process'of removingthe coin, fand Fig. 14, isI al partial central longitudinal sect-ion ofFig. 7. f

The same symbol of reference marks the same partiin whichever.- View said part may appear.A v,

Referring toV the drawing; 1;is a backrpl-ate-, havingv turnedsover ends', 2 and 3,v holes 4 and vnotch 5, forV screws to secure said plate to aV suitable support.

At' theupper part'of the -plate is anopen'y space ,for displaying the removable sign 6.

A boX 7, is rotatably mounted on said' plateby means of aV peg 8 passing loosely through aJ hole inthe backl thereof and securingl adisk" 9 against the inner surface of said` back,:as particularly shown in Fig. 14, so as to movably engage said back between said disk and' said plate. Wherefore boX 7,

; maybe'rotat'edj aboutthe peg 8, the stop 1()4 limiting itsfmovement inthe counter clockwise direction, and the'stop 11 limiting its movementin the clockwise direction; both stops are locatedon the plate.

The box'isfree to turn in the manner indicated, until coin 12 has been deposited in the'slot 13 and dropped into the notchv 14 locking device whichv will be further described hereinafter, and the following operations occur.

rlhe lid 16, which has been lying in a closed position, locked by the latch 17, becomes free as soon as the coin 12 engages the latch, and turning or swinging it into the notch 18, on the lid which is pivoted in such a manner as to leave a backwardly projecting portion engaging the latch, and prevents thereby further movements on its pivots, and the notch 18 being located on the edge of said projecting portion, consequently when the latch is turned to said notch, the lid becomes free and immediately opens by means of a U shaped piece 19 provided with spring 2O which forces it to move upwardly across the box, and secured permanently therein is a plate bent in such a manner to form a central compartment 21, in which the article to be vended is placed as shown in dotted line Fig. 2, and rest upon the lower end of the U shaped piece 19 and two lateral recesses 22, in which the side member of said piece moves vertically until the lower end reaches the bottom edge of the plate and the upper ends of the side members come in Contact with the lid and cause the saine to open as previously mentioned, while the U shaped piece moves upwardly carrying with it the article thereon sufficiently high enough to be easily removed therefrom. All these features and their operations are fully illustratedin Figs. 3, il, 6, 10 and 11.

The locking' device above mentioned consists of a pivoted stop 28, which engages the coin 12 when the box is in an inverted position, and prevents thereby any attempt made to rotate the same back to its normal position.

1n its inverted position the box is clearly shown to be empty, the sign is covered from view, and the position of the coin-slot is reversed while the coin 12 remains in its normal position, and cannot be removed at all until the box is restored to its normal position, which is accomplished by the operator using a curved tool Q1, inserted through the slot 13, as shown in Fig. v6, and turns stop 23 out of engagement with the coin 12 and pushes the latch 17 over said coin. Restored to its normal position, the coin in the box is reached by another tool 25, which is arranged to pass through a narrow slot 26 from the rear side of plate 1 as shown in Figs. 12, 13 and 14, and located just behind the coin receptacle 1i and which by turning said tool enables coin to be returned through the slot 13.

After the removal of the coin the receptacle is again iilled and the lid closed. Latch 17 again falls into engagement with the inner side of the backward projecting part of the lid, through the action of the spring 27, again locking the lid and restoring my device to its normal condition for receiving a coin and vending its contents.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States,l modification within the scope of the claims being expressly reserved, is:

1. 1n a check controlled apparatus, a supporting plate, a rotatable box pivotally secured to said plate, a. lid on said box, a latch in said box for locking said lid and stationary means within the box for holding a coin in the path of the latch when the box is rotated whereby said lid is released.

2. 1n a checkcontrolled apparatus, a supporting plate, a rotatable box pivoted to said plate, a lid on said box, a latch in said box for locking said lid, an article extruder in said box, normally retained by said lid and stationary means within said box for holding a coin in the path of the latch whereby when the box is rotated about its pivot the latch engages the coin and is swung thereby to release said lid.

3. 1n a check controlled apparatus, a supporting plate, a rotatable box pivoted to saidplate, a lid on said box, a latch in said box for normally locking said lid, a stationary disk in said box provided with a notch for receiving a coin and holding it in the path of the latch whereby upon rotation-of the box the latch is swung to release said lid.

1i. 1n a check controlled apparatus, the combination of a rotatable box, a lid on said box provided with a notch, a swinging latch in said box adapted to engage and lock said lid in a closed position and stationary means to hold a coin in the path of the latch whereby upon rotation of the box the latch engages the coin and is swung thereby into alinement with said notch.

5. In a check controlled apparatus, the combination of a rotatable box, a stationary disk within said box provided with a coin receiving notch, a pivoted lid on said box provided with a projecting posterior portion and a latch in said box engaging said posteriorportion to lock said lid, said latch engaging a coin in said notch to release said lid upon rotation of the box.

6. In a check controlled apparatus, a rotatable box, a coin slot in said box, a stationary disk within said box provided with a notch adapted to receive a coin inserted through said slot and means for removing the coin from said notch through said slot when the box is in normal position.

7. A check controlled apparatus comprislng a supporting plate, a rotatable box mounted on said plate and having a lid, means for normally locking said lid, a vertically movable article extruder within said box and normally held depressed by said lid and a stationary disk within the box provided with a notch for receiving and holding a coin n the path of the locking means as the box is rotated whereby the lid s unlocked and the article extruder is released.

8. A check controlled apparatus comprising a supporting plate, a rotatable box pivotally secured to said plate, a lid for said box, means for normally locking said lid, a

stationary disk Within said box provided with a coin receiving notch so positioned that upon rotation of the box the locking means engages the coin in said notch to release said lid and means to prevent the backward rotation of the box after the lid has been released.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 15 have hereto set my hand in the presence of Witnesses, this 5th day of April 1912.

CHARLES E. OSMUN.

Witnesses:

M. A. MILLER, F.. L. GILsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained A:for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

